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Lauren DeCaporale-Ryan, Ph.D.

Lauren DeCaporale-Ryan, Ph.D.

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About Me

Lauren DeCaporale-Ryan, PhD, is a clinical psychologist specializing in geriatrics and medical family therapy. She received a PhD in 2011 from the University of Missouri – St. Louis in clinical psychology with a formal specialty in geropsychology, and did her internship at the Central Arkansas Veter...
Lauren DeCaporale-Ryan, PhD, is a clinical psychologist specializing in geriatrics and medical family therapy. She received a PhD in 2011 from the University of Missouri – St. Louis in clinical psychology with a formal specialty in geropsychology, and did her internship at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System. She went on to complete her fellowship in primary care family psychology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Institute for the Family; she served as chief fellow in her second year.

In her current role, Dr. DeCaporale-Ryan works in the Departments of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Surgery. She is the Associate Director of the University of Rochester Physician Communication Coaching Program and Associate Chief of Psychology. She also presently serves as Associate Director of the Integrated Care Family Psychology Fellowship, and Associate Program Director of Resident Wellness in General Surgery. She is Assistant Editor for Families, Systems, and Health, a peer-reviewed journal focused on integrated care. Her clinical practice is focused on serving aging individuals, those with chronic medical illness, and their families.

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Psychiatry, Family/Marriage (SMD)

Associate Professor - Department of Medicine, Highland Hospital (SMD) - Joint

Associate Professor - Department of Surgery, Surgery Education/Minimally Invasive (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

Internship in Clinical Psychology, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System 2010 - 2011

Education

Post-Degree Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy | University of Rochester Medical Center. Psychiatry. 2013

PhD | University of Missouri - St Louis. Clinical Psychology. 2011

Graduate Certificate | University of Missouri - St Louis. Gerontology. 2011

MA | University of Missouri - St Louis. Clinical Psychology. 2008

BA | College of the Holy Cross. Sociology. 2006

BA | College of The Holy Cross. Psychology. 2006

Awards

Rita P Underberg, PhD Award for Excellence in Psychology Teaching. 2019

Wingspread Honoree. 2019

Rita P Underberg, PhD Award for Excellence in Psychology Teaching. 2018

George W. Merck Dean's Teaching Fellow. 2016 - 2018

APA Early Career Achievement Award. 2015

Early Career Psychologist Credentialing Scholarship. 2014

Postdoctoral Fellowship Award. 2013

Aging Behaviors and Cognitive Therapy Special Interest Group Student Research Award. 2008

Rosalie S. Wolf Gerontology Consortium Award. 2006

Alpha Kappa Delta. 2006

Psi Chi. 2005

Publications

Journal Articles

How I do it: Meeting Milestones Through a Communication Coaching Program.

DeCaporale-Ryan L, Weldon H, Qi Y, Salloum R, McDaniel S

Journal of surgical education.. 2025 January 82 (1):103323. Epub 11/04/2024.

Does Learner Communication Behavior Change Based on Context? Observations of Surgical Residents Across Clinical Rotations.

DeCaporale-Ryan L, Weldon H, Salloum R, Qi Y, McDaniel S

Journal of surgical education.. 2024 December 1682 (2):103373. Epub 12/16/2024.

Response Regarding: Digital Ink and Surgical Dreams: Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence-Generated Essays in Residency Applications.

Crawford LM, Lam J, Cannon LM, Qi Y, DeCaporale-Ryan L, Wilson NA

The Journal of surgical research.. 2024 November 303 :799-800. Epub 10/12/2024.

Digital Ink and Surgical Dreams: Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence-Generated Essays in Residency Applications.

Crawford LM, Hendzlik P, Lam J, Cannon LM, Qi Y, DeCaporale-Ryan L, Wilson NA

The Journal of surgical research.. 2024 September 301 :504-511. Epub 07/22/2024.

Addressing Skilled Nursing Facilities' COVID-19 Psychosocial Needs Via Staff Training and a Process Group Intervention.

DeCaporale-Ryan L, Goodman J, Simning A, Press-Ellingham L, Williams L, Hasselberg M

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.. 2020 August 28 (8):894-895. Epub 04/29/2020.

A physician communication coaching program: Developing a supportive culture of feedback to sustain and reinvigorate faculty physicians.

McDaniel SH, DeCaporale-Ryan L, Fogarty C

Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare.. 2020 June 38 (2):184-189. Epub 1900 01 01.

We Orient Residents to Surgical Life: Why Not Their Families Too?

DeCaporale-Ryan LN, Salloum R, Linehan DC

Journal of surgical education.. 2020 77 (4):726-728. Epub 03/13/2020.

The undiagnosed pandemic: Burnout and depression within the surgical community.

DeCaporale-Ryan L, Sakran JV, Grant SB, Alseidi A, Rosenberg T, Goldberg RF, Sanfey H, Dubose J, Stawicki S, Ricca R, Derrick ET, Bernstein CA, Jardine DA, Stefanou AJ, Aziz B, He E, Dissanaike S, Fortuna CGR, Oviedo RJ, Shapiro J, Galowitz P, Moalem J

Current problems in surgery.. 2017 September 54 (9):453-502. Epub 07/19/2017.

Reducing hospital readmission through team-based primary care: A 7-week pilot study integrating behavioral health and pharmacy.

DeCaporale-Ryan LN, Ahmed-Sarwar N, Upham R, Mahler K, Lashway K

Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare.. 2017 June 35 (2):217-226. Epub 1900 01 01.

Primary Care Clinics: Psychological Issues in Medically Underserved Patients

Devine, M.; DeCaporale-Ryan, L. N.; Lim, M. L.; Berenyi, J.

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice. 2017; 44(1): 99-112.

Simulation-based learning: From theory to practice.

DeCaporale-Ryan LN, Dadiz R, Peyre SE

Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare.. 2016 June 34 (2):159-62. Epub 1900 01 01.

Dementia spousal caregivers & past transgressions: Measuring and understanding forgiveness experiences

DeCaporale-Ryan, L.N.; Steffen, A.M.; Marwit, S.; & Meuser, T.

Journal of Women & Aging. 2016; 28(6): 510-520.

Hospital to Home: A Geriatric Educational Program on Effective Discharge Planning

DeCaporale-Ryan, L.N.; Cornell, A.; McCann, R.; McCormick, K.; Speice, J.

Gerontology & Geriatrics Education. 2014; 35(4): 369-379.

Extension of the Enright Forgiveness Inventory to middle and older aged wives.

DeCaporale, L.N.; Steffen, A.M.; Marwit, S.; Meuser, T.

Journal of Religion, Spirituality, & Aging. 2013; 25(4): 344-357.

Respite utilization and responses to loss among family caregivers: relationship matters.

DeCaporale L, Mensie L, Steffen A

Death studies.. 2013 37 (5):483-92. Epub 1900 01 01.